Capital Drilling have commissioned their first remotely operated Blast Hole rig at Centamin’s Sukari mine. The operator is in a self-contained truck-mounted Drill Control module, a safe distance from the Remote Drill module, allowing safe and productive drilling in high risk work areas.
The 160km2 Sukari tenement area is located in the south-easterly region of the Eastern Desert of Egypt, approximately 700km from Cairo and 25km from the Red Sea. Sukari is the only operating gold mine in Egypt and Centamin believe the country has significant mining potential.
Capital Drilling Ltd (LON:CAPD) provide complete exploration and production drilling solutions to customers within the global minerals industry, with a focus on the African markets. Their services include: blast hole, directional, grade control, resource development and underground drilling services, together with geo-technical capabilities.